Weather Records on 2 March 1969

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1969. Highest significance: Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1969

On 2 March 1969, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 386 daily.
Cheyenne Wells 2NE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 2 March 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 2 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 2 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 2 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1969

Top 20 records on 2 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1969	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1969	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1969	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Greenville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Elizabeth City, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Omak 4 N, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Follett, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Canby, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1969	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1802 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 417 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-02 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	2
1848	1
1852	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1866	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	1
1893	11
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	4
1900	12
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	10
1905	7
1906	22
1907	4
1908	16
1909	19
1910	11
1911	13
1912	57
1913	32
1914	36
1915	20
1916	65
1917	37
1918	22
1919	23
1920	85
1921	241
1922	73
1923	219
1924	50
1925	220
1926	85
1927	152
1928	75
1929	191
1930	133
1931	250
1932	371
1933	89
1934	364
1935	198
1936	441
1937	162
1938	415
1939	222
1940	522
1941	507
1942	261
1943	912
1944	249
1945	494
1946	290
1947	878
1948	744
1949	196
1950	441
1951	801
1952	794
1953	731
1954	491
1955	647
1956	510
1957	282
1958	247
1959	310
1960	1,650
1961	768
1962	1,155
1963	518
1964	679
1965	687
1966	583
1967	644
1968	629
1969	417
1970	887
1971	1,033
1972	1,713
1973	522
1974	1,474
1975	399
1976	1,903
1977	384
1978	1,272
1979	728
1980	2,905
1981	534
1982	924
1983	1,518
1984	566
1985	733
1986	1,075
1987	1,370
1988	833
1989	1,395
1990	826
1991	1,512
1992	1,852
1993	906
1994	1,540
1995	1,382
1996	541
1997	2,594
1998	687
1999	1,176
2000	1,093
2001	1,373
2002	1,466
2003	709
2004	1,064
2005	966
2006	1,017
2007	1,726
2008	889
2009	1,498
2010	859
2011	664
2012	933
2013	795
2014	1,545
2015	933
2016	652
2017	565
2018	816
2019	901
2020	538
2021	529
2022	1,017
2023	1,094
2024	886
2025	708
2026	1,163

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	335
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	6
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1